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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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